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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Fulham 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham Borough]
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Table IV.— Cases of Infectious Diseases notified during the Year 1933.
| Notifiable Diseases. | Number of Cases Notified. | Total Cases Notified in each Ward of the Borough. | Total cases removed to Hospital. | Deaths. | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At all Ages. | At Ages—Years. | Baron's Court Ward. | Lillie Ward. | Walham Ward. | Margravine Ward. | Munster Ward. | Hurlingham Ward. | Sands End Ward. | Town Ward. | ||||||||||||||
| 0—1. | 1—2. | 2—3. | 3—4. | 4—5. | 5—10. | 10—15. | 15—20. | 20—35. | 35—45. | 45—65. | 65 and upwards. | ||||||||||||
| Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cholera, Plaguez | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diphtheria (including Membranous Croup) | 185 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 24 | 69 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 3 | - | 10 | 33 | 28 | 17 | 48 | 19 | 24 | 6 | 183 | 8 |
| Erysipelas | 104 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | - | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 40 | 18 | 7 | 19 | 9 | 19 | 22 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 83 | 7 |
| Scarlet Fever | 720 | 6 | 27 | 35 | 57 | 73 | 279 | 144 | 29 | 57 | 8 | 5 | - | 57 | 122 | 115 | 67 | 159 | 37 | 112 | 51 | 704 | 6 |
| Typhus Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Enteric Fever | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | - | 1 | — | — | 2 | - | — | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | |
| Relapsing Fever, Continued Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Puerperal Fever | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | 8 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 4 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 22 | 2 | - | — | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | - | 3 | 5 | 27 | - |
| Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Polio-myelitis | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | — | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | - |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | - |
| Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 219 | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 2 | 25 | 94 | 32 | 56 | 5 | 15 | 38 | 28 | 27 | 6 | 37 | 26 | - | 128 | |
| Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 38 | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | - | 13 | |
| Measles | 163 | 7 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 25 | 66 | 7 | 4 | 6 | - | — | - | 23 | 32 | 18 | 28 | 27 | 3 | 26 | 6 | 17 | 2 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | - | - | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 203 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | - | 7 | 9 | 8 | 39 | 61 | 25 | 16 | 38 | 29 | 40 | 36 | 7 | 33 | 4 | 99 | 117 | |
| Diarrhoea | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 31 | |||
| Malaria | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Dysentery | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Trench Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 1711 | 47 | 68 | 69 | 91 | 124 | 440 | 191 | 96 | 265 | 104 | 167 | 49 | 138 | 304 | 244 | 214 | 350 | 86 | 258 | 117 | 1159 | 321 |